FEMA Masterclass (Mumbai)

FEMA & FOREIGN INVESTMENTS MASTERCLASS 
(Mumbai - 23rd June 2017) 

Session 1: Session 1: Exchange Management Act 1999

• An Introduction to FEMA Legislation
  
• FEMA Structure
  
• Types of Transaction
  
• Residential Status
  
• Recent Amendments
  

Inbound Investments: LO/BO/PO

• Who can set up
  
• Routes
  
• Permissible Activities
  
• Bank Accounts and Repatriation of Profits
  
• Criteria of considering Permission by RBI
  
• Documents to file
  
• Expansion/Additional Activity
  
• Closure
  
• Case Studies
  

Session 2: ODI regulations- Investment Routes

• Eligible Investors and General Prohibition
  
• Direct Investments Abroad by
     - Corporates & Registered Partnership Firms
     - Individuals
• ODI by Trust and Societies
• Funding Mechanism
• Valuation and Compliances
• Restructuring of Investments
• Exit
• Liberalized Remittance Scheme
• Case Study Analysis

Session 3: Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)

• Entry Routes and eligible Entities
• Sectoral analysis (Restricted, Prohibited & Permitted)
• Eligible Investors and prohibitions
• Eligible Instruments for Investment and pricing
• Reporting and Remittance
• Enforceability of Share Transfer Restrictions
    - Regulatory Background and Past challenges
    - Recent Developments
    - Issues from FDI Perspective
• Other recent developments from Finance Bill 2017

Indirect Foreign Investments

• Downstream Investments
  
• Transfer of Shares
  
• Round Tripping
  
• Case Study Analysis

Session 4: External Commercial Borrowings• Routes of availing ECBs

• Eligible Borrowers and Lenders
• Permitted and Prohibited End Use
• Guarantees/Security
• Repayment and Refinancing
• Parking of ECB Proceeds Overseas
• Conversion of ECB into Equity
• Procedure and Compliance
• Structured Obligation
• Other Instruments that require Compliance with ECB norms

PROGRAM EXPERTS

1. Jay Gandhi – Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
   
2. Yashojit Mitra - Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
   
3. Amit Manubarwala – Partner, ELP
   
4. Manish Shah - Partner, Sudit K. Parekh & Co.
   
5. Nishit Parikh -Principal International Tax, Sudit K. Parekh & Co.
   

For more information, please contact

Biplab SenGupta
Mob: 8130826342
Email: training@corpkonnect.com
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